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English
Pronunciation
- (CA) IPA: /ˈnukliɚ/
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Audio (CA) (file)
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- (UK) IPA: /'njuː.kli.ə/
- (US) IPA: /ˈnuklɛɚ/, /nukjəlɚ/
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Audio (US) (file)
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Usage notes
The second US pronunciation (IPA: /nukjəlɚ/), famously used by George W. Bush, is considered incorrect by many.
Adjective
nuclear (not comparable)
- Involving atomic energy.
- a nuclear reactor
- Involving atomic or hydrogen bombs.
- a nuclear explosion
- Relating to nuclei, especially atomic or cellular ones.
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- The nuclear structure of the cell replicates during mitosis.
- Relating to the core family structure of parents and children.
- The nuclear family has been the subject of many learned discussions.
Usage notes
The pronunciation IPA: /nukjəlɚ/ is attested by Merriam-Webster (Online 10th Edition). See also nucular. However, this pronunciation is limited to the sense of atomic energy, and nuclear family is not pronounced nucular family.[1]
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References
- Notes:
- ^ Geoffrey Nunberg, Going Nucular, 2002.
External links
Nuclear on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
Spanish
Adjective
nuclear m. and f. (plural nucleares)
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